diff --git a/devlib/target.py b/devlib/target.py
index 8cd7615ef..fa9f92701 100644
--- a/devlib/target.py
+++ b/devlib/target.py
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ async def tempfile(self, prefix='', suffix=''):
             uuid=uuid.uuid4().hex,
             suffix=suffix,
         )
-        path = self.get_workpath(name)
+        self.path.join(self.tmp_directory, name)
         if (await self.file_exists.asyn(path)):
             raise FileExistsError('Path already exists on the target: {}'.format(path))
         else: